DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN COUNTY COMMITTEES AND CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN SUPPORT: THE CASE OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA
In: Politics & policy, Band 10, Heft 1, S. 159-177
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In: Politics & policy, Band 10, Heft 1, S. 159-177
ISSN: 1747-1346
In: Asian affairs, Band 50, Heft 4, S. 654-656
ISSN: 1477-1500
In: Asian affairs, Band 49, Heft 4, S. 683-685
ISSN: 1477-1500
In: Asian affairs, Band 49, Heft 1, S. 172-174
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In: Asian affairs, Band 46, Heft 3, S. 545-546
ISSN: 1477-1500
In: Eldridge-Thomas , B & Rubin , G J 2013 , ' Idiopathic environmental intolerance attributed to electromagnetic fields : a content analysis of British newspaper reports ' PloS one , vol 8 , no. 6 , e65713 , pp. N/A . DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0065713
Idiopathic environmental intolerance attributed to electromagnetic fields (IEI-EMF) is a controversial condition in which people describe symptoms following exposure to electromagnetic fields from everyday electrical devices. However, double-blind experiments have found no convincing evidence that electromagnetic fields cause these symptoms. In this study, we assessed whether recent newspaper reporting in the UK reflected this scientific evidence. We searched a database of newspaper articles to identify all those that contained IEI-EMF related keywords and selected a random sample of 60 for content analysis. For our primary outcomes, we assessed how many articles mainly or wholly presented an electromagnetic cause for IEI-EMF and how many discussed unproven treatments for the condition such as strategies intended to reduce exposure to electromagnetic fields or the use of complementary and alternative therapies. We also assessed whether the type of information source used by a newspaper article (e.g. scientist, person with IEI-EMF, politician) or the type of newspaper (broadsheet, tabloid, local or regional) was associated with either outcome. Of the 60 articles, 43 (71.7%) presented a mainly electromagnetic cause, compared to 13 (21.7%) which presented mainly non-electromagnetic causes and 4 (6.7%) which did not discuss a cause. 29 (48.3%) did not mention any potential treatment, while 24 (40.0%) mentioned eletromagnetic field related strategies and 12 (20.0%) mentioned complementary or alternative therapies. Articles which quoted someone with IEI-EMF were significantly more likely to report an electromagnetic cause and to present unproven treatments. Those which used a scientist as a source were more likely to present a non-electromagnetic cause for the condition. The widespread poor reporting we identified is disappointing and has the potential for to encourage more people to misattribute their symptoms to electromagnetic fields. Scientists should remain engaged with the media to counteract this effect.
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In: Administrative Science Quarterly, Band 17, Heft 2, S. 293
In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 244, Heft 1, S. 48-56
ISSN: 1552-3349
In: http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015022703154
"Reprinted form the American political science review, vol. X, no. 4, November, 1916". ; Mode of access: Internet.
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In: http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uiuo.ark:/13960/t93851k0w
"Reprinted from Political science quarterly, volume 30, no. 4, December, 1915." ; Mode of access: Internet.
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"Printed by order of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario." ; Includes bibliographical references. ; Electronic reproduction. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; 44
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Cover title. ; At head of title: British Columbia. ; Includes bibliographical references. ; Electronic reproduction. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; 44
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